The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-12-16

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Famous.
The merchants are all signing To-
better roads.
A great many farmers have ex
pressed desire that the FORTHCOMING
State farmers institute might be hello
either in Owosso or Corunna.
The great gift of the season is the
great king bee that is given to each
one dollar customer. Ladies 60 wild
over them at the Boston Bee Hive
opposite Duff's, Owosso.
The blood Of the average Benning
ton taxpayer begins to quicken in
speed as the January term of the
Supreme Court approacheth-the ex-
pected decision in the Merkle case
being the prime cause.
Bro Gorsuch of the Corunna Jour.
nal paid us fraternal call last week.
Under his management the Journal is
greatly improved.
w. G Hopkins has purchased the
interest of his parner, John DeVos,
in the Perry Sun.
A farmers state institute will be
held at Ithaca, Feb. and 3.
Mrs. Emma Obenauer, of Saginaw,
is in the city working in the interest
Of the w. c. T. u.
We want every nickel due us on
subscription at onee.
J.. A. Hayt, of Rush, will remove
to Owosso to reside.
Send The TINES for year to some
friend-no better Christmas present.
M. S. Doyle, of Elsie, will run a
lumber camp at Vanderbilt, employ.
ing from 40 to SO men.
Miss Allie Lowell, of Flint, attended
the reception at Norris Osburn's
Friday evening, and was the guest
of friends over Sunday.
Wildermuth bus tipped over at
the south end of the Washington
street bridge Monday afternoon.
The driver ran it upon the arch. No
serious damage.
Cloaks, clearing sales IA off, at
Osburn & Sons.
New subscribers are being added
daily to our list-and they come too
without being solicited.
The Central Mich. Copying Co.
has had some fine work on exhibition
in the postoffice during the week.
The work Of artist Geo. Welte.
Overcoats, suits, pants, at Osburn
& Sons.
Rev John D. Nutting, of Wauseon,
Ohio, will preach in the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday morning
and evening.
The Flint Congregational church
has extended call to Rev. Henry
Ketchum, OF Menominee, Wis, to be-
come its pastor.
Underwear off. Note the reductions
at Osburn & Sons.
The Evening News of Tuesday
printed the following dispatch from
Jackson: "Convict John Philips sent
from Shiawassee county in 1883, on a
80 years sentence for murder in the
second degree, has been playing
crazy for time. Yesterday he came
down from service at the chapel and
had words with another convict and
refused to be locked up placing an
obstruction to the door, bbt after a
time he was locked in. This morn
ing while being talked to he got wild
again and pitched into the officials
a fight ensued, in which Phillips bit
Deputy Warden Tompkins' arm tore
another mans coat half off and bit
him on the arm. He was finally sub.
dued and sent to the "East end"
which means punishment. Phillips
is over six feet tall and very power
full" Phillips will be remembered
as the man who killed Brophy in
West Owosso.
The Perry Sun of last week con-
tanned a we'll worded "write up" of
that enterprising village.
L. f. Gould has changed his law
office to The Wesener block.
"Cinderilla" at the opera house
his evening.
Miss Anna Sprinstein, of Detroit,
who has been visiting Mrs. Stewart
Beebe, has returned home.
Mrs. DIR. Gooding is in Chicago at
a course Of lectures
Miss Clara Gooding is visiting
friends IN Urania.
d. J. Nysewander and wife enter
tanned about seventy-fve friends at
their beautiful home Wednesday